Between the lines

Shining stars

We reveal details of the winners of the 2011 UK Housing Awards

Tales of the inspected

In his speech in June last year to the Chartered Institute of Housing’s annual conference, the housing minister pledged to ‘cut out unnecessary inspection’ and instead promote ‘tenant empowerment’ through tenant scrutiny panels.

Back in fashion

Pickles names heads of social housing regulation

Eric Pickles has today announced the appointees to the Homes and Communities Agency committee which will regulate the social housing sector.

Rising to the challenge

The three finalists in the Rising Stars competition have been announced. Here they set out why they should be named as the UK’s most talented young housing professional

Power to the people

A series of training programmes held across the country have been teaching tenants how to scrutinise their landlords. Helen Clifton finds out if it is working

Getting connected

In the second of our Focus pieces on digital inclusion, Liverpool Mutual Homes chief Steve Coffey outlines the work his organisation is doing.

Beating the solar deadline

Landlords have a limited time to cash in as subsidy switches from big to small-scale solar panel schemes. Laurence Lacey, associate at Clarke Willmott, explains

Shout it from the rooftops

Further planning rules under the Localism Act could increase the need to consult residents, says Ben Halsey, senior associate at Lewis Silkin

Beware broken promises

The Defective Premises Act may not apply to negligent building work in existing homes. Emma Wiltshire, senior associate at Clarke Willmott, explains